In The Tank (ep106) – Heartland President Tim Huelskamp, Hidden Truth About Environmentalists, and More

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John Nothdurft and Donny Kendal present episode #106 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, and roundtable discussions that explore the work of think tanks across the country. The show is available for download as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast every Friday. Today’s podcast features work from the Heartland Institute, the Pioneer Institute and the Empire Center.

Better Know a Think Tank

A few weeks ago during this segment, John and Donny spoke with the former president of The Heartland Institute Joe Bast; this week, they are joined by the new president of the Heartland Institute, Dr. Tim Huelskamp. Tim talks about his history as a legislator at the state and federal level and why he choose to take the reigns of The Heartland Institute.

Policybot Featured Work of the Week

This week’s Policybot featured work of the week comes from the Empire Center out of New York. Their “2017 What They Make” report is an annual analysis of local government pay. Some of these numbers are shocking. More importantly is the fact that this shocking numbers are not confined to New York.

Last, Donny and John talk about an article authored by Heartland’s own Timothy Benson titled “Environmentalists Know How Many Kids You Have – Too Many.” This article takes a look into the dirty secrets of environmentalists – the fact that many of them have aims to limit the growth in population. Donny and John take it one step further, revealing that environmentalists don’t want “clean” energy, they want expensive energy.